Glastonbury festival is 'over' according to Harvey Goldsmith

[The Placid Casual]

Russy's gone down to 1/3 favourite.

This is exactly how the betting on the Glastonbury headliners went down.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Russy's gone down to 1/3 favourite.

This is exactly how the betting on the Glastonbury headliners went down.

Odds on Muse?

[eFestivals]

Russy's gone down to 1/3 favourite.

This is exactly how the betting on the Glastonbury headliners went down.

[The Placid Casual]

Odds on Muse?

12/1

NME are running an article

[gluther]

I'll offer some odds:

Penguin evens

Bon Scott 4/1

Andy Copping 5/1

A13 20/1

Gazza 50/1

Matt42 100/1

Russycarps 1000/1

What are the odds on Baggie?

[Northern-Monkey]

I'd love to see his anger rage through this.

I think this guy's a troll. No one's that out of touch with the current music scene. Next he'll be saying Drones is a masterpiece.

Out of touch? Phahahahahahahaaaaaaaa!

Please...

Oh to have such an high opinion of ones self eh?

[The Placid Casual]

What are the odds on Baggie?

Odds have been suspended sorry. Too many bets on it being Russy.

Out of touch? Phahahahahahahaaaaaaaa!

Please...

Oh to have such an high opinion of ones self eh?

I thought you weren't talking to me

[GlastoSimon]

Download organisers asked the punters who they wanted at the festival and instead of listening (Foo's were top of the list btw!) They ignored it, brought back Slipknot (who only played just a couple of years earlier), bloody Muse and Kiss ffs!

Organisers: Hmm, we're not selling much - maybe we should book more mainstream acts to sell tickets?

Punters: I can't believe the organisers have booked MOR rock like Muse and Kiss, that's rubbish! Boo, boo!

Organisers: Well what do you want?

Punters: MOR rock like Foo Fighters please

Organisers:

[JBarbour]

12/1

NME are running an article

Gigwise beat them too it and have "sources"

[Spindles]

In other news, The Chemical Brothers single handedly invented dance music...I mean, sure there HAD been other bands who had already been doing that for, like, decades...but the point stands.

METTULZ!!

[The Placid Casual]

In other news, The Chemical Brothers single handedly invented dance music...I mean, sure there HAD been other bands who had already been doing that for, like, decades...but the point stands.

METTULZ!!

I invented the art of changing your efests username.

[rivalschools.price]

It's not a valid comparison.

Glastonbury is capacity-limited by its licence and the fact that it's once-a-year event.

An arena tour generally has as many shows as a band is able to get punters for.

(it doesn't work that way for the very biggest bands who tend to limit their shows).

I know that, I was being sarcastic in reply to someone saying that only 0.1% of the population of Germany bought tickets to a festival Rammstein headlined so they must be niche.

[rivalschools.price]

they haven't sold out - and neither has the just-one-rock/metal fest that is Download, remember - but they're all still there pulling in the punters.

Where's Soni gone?

Where's that older rock/metal fest that operated for a few years gone?

There's an audience for rock/metal, but it's small. It's niche!

As there is no official figure or number to quantify 'niche', this argument could go on forever.

One side is saying that metal can't be niche because it has a festival that sells 50000 tickets every year and has bands that go on arena and stadium tours, whilst the other side is saying that metal is niche because it only has one 50000 festival a year and has less arena and stadium tours than other genres.

So unless someone can come up with an official size of a genre before it stops being 'niche' we may as well wrap this argument up.

[Woffy]

As there is no official figure or number to quantify 'niche', this argument could go on forever.

One side is saying that metal can't be niche because it has a festival that sells 50000 tickets every year and has bands that go on arena and stadium tours, whilst the other side is saying that metal is niche because it only has one 50000 festival a year and has less arena and stadium tours than other genres.

So unless someone can come up with an official size of a genre before it stops being 'niche' we may as well wrap this argument up.

If you can define 'official' then we can define niche...then wrap up this argument.

[rivalschools.price]

If you can define 'official' then we can define niche...then wrap up this argument.

My point exactly

[Woffy]

My point exactly

Metal is niche though.

So is classical music.

So is burlesque.

It doesn't mean the 'nicheness' is quantifiable or needs to be.

Some 'things' have an inherent nature...a mass cognitive, knowable 'inherence' [sic] in their 'certain tacit inherentness.'

[CaledonianGonzo]

Some 'things' have an inherent nature...a mass cognitive, knowable 'inherence' [sic] in their 'certain tacit inherentness.'

Radiohead fan, eh?

Edited June 5, 2015 by CaledonianGonzo

[Gnomicide]

Radiohead are niche.

[Woffy]

Radiohead fan, eh?

Don't oppress me.

Now I feel all angsty and metaphysical and self-critical.

[Woffy]

Radiohead are niche.

Sub-intra-niche, surely.

[rivalschools.price]

If I ever start a band, im going to call it 'Niche'

[Woffy]

If I ever start a band, im going to call it 'Niche'

What about 'Niche?'

Like: Therapy?

[rivalschools.price]

What about 'Niche?'

Like: Therapy?

But if I put a question mark at the end then no one will know if I'm niche or not, that'll be another four pages of the thread gone debating that. Edited June 5, 2015 by rivalschools.price

[Woffy]

But if I put a question mark at the end then no one will know if I'm niche or not, that'll be another four pages of the thread gone debating that.

Sparking debate might get people talking about the band.

Anyway, so is the conclusion of this thread that metal is shit and Harvey whathisface is a cock?

[rivalschools.price]

Sparking debate might get people talking about the band.

Anyway, so is the conclusion of this thread that metal is shit and Harvey whathisface is a cock?

How do you know that 'niche?' wont play metal music?

Or indeed be managed by Harvey Goldsmith?